Chapter 14: Family Event
Moana

“I’ll pay.”

Ella and I were both shocked when we turned around to see Edrick standing there, credit card in hand, his face covered by sunglasses and a surgical mask.

“Daddy!” Ella exclaimed.

Edrick handed the ice cream salesman his credit card and ruffled Ella’s hair. “Eat your ice cream before it melts,” he said, guiding us away from the stand and the people behind us who were getting quickly annoyed at us for holding up the line to get ice cream.

“I thought you had to work,” Ella said.

“I decided to come home early so I could spend your birthday with you after all,” Edrick replied. “But you weren’t home. Selina told me that you went on an outing…” I couldn’t see his eyes through his sunglasses, but the way his head slowly turned toward me told me everything I needed to know.

finished her ice cream, then he

take her out if you had no money?” he asked, his voice sounding cold and

And besides, the driver is close; it would’ve only taken a minute for him

who had been listening the entire time, suddenly jumped up from her bench. “This is the best birthday ever!” she

was afraid that her father would make her go home, and Edrick’s next words made

sweetheart,” he said. “It’s really not safe for

she whined. “You never want to go anywhere, and I’m having fun here with

quietly. “Let her enjoy her birthday. And please… Join

moments before letting out a deep sigh and crouching to wipe the ice

it was just the two of us. As we spent the afternoon walking around the theme park, I couldn’t help but take out my phone to secretly snap some sweet pictures of Ella and Edrick together. It was so sweet watching them play games together, and seeing Ella sitting on Edrick’s shoulders while we walked that I couldn’t help myself. Edrick didn’t seem to mind the photos, either, although I wondered why he was

and I began to feel tired. Ella, however, still had just as much energy, and insisted on one more ride before we went home. I suggested the ferris wheel because it

to go up, now that we were safe from prying eyes, Edrick took

billionaire needed a fun outing just

as they swayed in the hot summer breeze, and the way that the string lights lit up the park below us, made the city feel even more dazzling than before. Not only that, but the

me to see Ella giggling and peering out over the crowd. And behind her, her father wasn’t looking at

was looking

Soon, the ferris wheel began to roll us back downward, lowering us back into the

times more. When it finally came to a stop at the bottom, the attendant let us out. Edrick put his mask back on then got out with Ella in one of his arms. Then, he turned around and held out his

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